Abstract: A method to fabricate plastic cards is disclosed. A substrate tape is perforated with evenly spaced holes, and when placed in a working station, positioning pins engage into the holes. The spacing between two sets of pins is then slightly increased thereby tensioning the tape without stretching it thereby providing for highly accurate alignment.

Abstract: A locking piece fitter of a pistol type wherein a guide needle is inserted and fitted in the tip, a push-in rod is contained, a supporting base having a supporting groove and push-in rod guiding hole coaxially aligned with the guide needle and push-in rod is arranged between the guide needle and push-in rod, a feeding groove in which a locking piece assembly can be fitted and inserted is provided above the supporting groove of the supporting base, flexible locking pawls engaging with the lateral rod of the locking piece are arranged in the feeding groove and the locking pawls are provided on a rising and falling base which can be made to rise and fall by a push-in rod mover moving together with the push-in rod and a spring. A spring and stopper are attached to a guide needle inserting depth adjusting member of the fitter and flexible pressing pieces pressing the lateral rod of the locking piece are provided in the feeding groove.